But now his holdout has reached a crossroads. If he shows up this weekend, it means he doesn’t want to miss regular season paychecks. He’s due to make $261,765 a game for 17 weeks, including the bye week, as part of his $4.45 salary this year.

If Jones-Drew does return, the Jaguars would be allowed a roster exemption so it wouldn’t be certain he would play in the season opener in Minnesota.

“That’s hasn’t come up, that discussion,’’ Mularkey said. “We’ve got to get him in first. He’s got to come in. We’ll go from there. That has not been addressed yet [whether he would play in Minnesota].’’

Mularkey has already named Rashad Jennings as the starter in the opener.

The players have the weekend off and resume practice Monday.

Jones-Drew’s holdout reached its 38th day Saturday, tying Jimmy Smith in 2002 for the longest holdout in Jaguars history. The fine meter is now at $1.2 million.

Adisa Bakari, his agent, did not return phone calls or emails asking for comment.

Meanwhile, the Jaguars continued to make roster moves after trimming the roster to 53 late Friday night. They claimed first-year tight end Brett Brackett off waivers from Philadelphia and waived oft-injured tight end Zach Miller.

Brackett will be making his second stint in Jacksonville. He spent a week on the Jaguars’ practice squad last year before being waived on Oct. 11. He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie by Miami last season and was signed by the Eagles last Jan. 2 and waived Friday.

They also signed former Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson to the practice squad. Wilson spent the last three years with Atlanta so he’s familiar with Mularkey’s system. Jordan Palmer, the third-team quarterback during training camp, didn’t have any eligibility left for the practice squad.